
Executive Board
Colleen Egan
EVP, COO at Akoo International Inc.
Title: Executive Board Chair
Childhood Dream: To be a famous cowgirl. Not just any cowgirl, I wanted to be the perfect mix of Annie Oakley, Willa Cather and Patsy Cline
Email: Colleen Egan
Mark Carter
founder of ONE80, LLC & TweetNetworking, LLC.
Title: Vice Chair of Communications
Childhood Dream: To be a Twitter expert
Email: Mark Carter
Ed Kavanaugh
Title: Vice Chair of Programming
Childhood Dream: To be a movie star
Email: Ed Kavanaugh
Mark O’Meara
Partner at Chapman & Cutler LLP
Title: Vice Chair of Business Affairs
Childhood Dream: To be an astronaut
Email: Mark O’Meara

Dorothy Hillard
Principal, Chicago Board of Education, retired
Title: Programming Committee
Childhood Dream: To make a positive difference for others
Email: Dorothy Hillard
Dave Lawless
VP & Co-owner of Designed Plastics, Inc.
Title: Programming Committee
Childhood Dream: To be a naval officer
Email: Dave Lawless
Brandon Jung
Midwest Enterprise Manager, Google
Title: Development Committee
Childhood Dream: To be President of the United States
Email: Brandon Jung
Cortez Alexander
Student Representative
Title: Communications Committee
Childhood Dream: To be a scientist and find a cure for AIDS
Email: Cortez Alexander
Mary Anne Keane
CEO of Scribble Tees, Inc.
Title: Communications Committee
Childhood Dream: To meet and perform on stage with Bruce Springsteen
Email: Mary Anne Keane
Ravi Baichwal
Anchor for ABC 7 Weekend News
Title: Communications Committee
Childhood Dream: To be a professional hockey player and then prime minister of Canada!
Email: Ravi Baichwal
Jeff Hay
Regional Facility Manager, AthletiCo
Title: Programming Committee
Childhood Dream: To be a professional basketball player
Email: Jeff Hay
Steve Ignelzi
Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase
Title: Development Committee
Childhood dream: To be an astronaut and walk on the Moon like Neil Armstrong
Email:Steve Ignelzi
